American Assoc. of Diabetic Educators Grant to Eva

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Oversaw a multidisciplinary team and developed educational curriculum at one of five clinical sites nationally selected to test the integration of the DSME/T in the patient-centered medical home.
Tracked patients, employed disease registry, and applied practice-level population management techniques to ensure all participants received the ADA-defined standards of diabetes care.

Health Resources & Services (HRSA) Hyperlipidemia

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Worked closely with Medical Director to identify barriers to adequate care for diabetic patients.
Developed protocol to optimize once-daily dosing and provided free medications for qualified patients.
Reduced HgbA1c from 12.6 at the beginning of the program to 7.9 after the initial 11-month implementation; significant results led to all 3,000 diagnosed patients being enrolled in the program.

Research Project Coordinator; Mayo Jacksonville Fa

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Developed research project, ?Infant Mortality and Barriers to Prenatal Services in Jacksonville?, sponsored by Healthy Start Coalition of Florida that evaluated barriers to prenatal care experienced by women in urban Jacksonville.
Obtained institutional review board approval, completed budget, and developed a survey tool in conjunction with the Biostatistics Department; interviewed 150+ women and presented findings to review committee.

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